Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-18

NEW HAVEH'S MONUMENT DAY
A GRAND DEMONSTRATION.
The Greatest Pageant In
New Haven's History.
THE EXERCISES AT THE ROCK.
The Dedication Of The
Monument.
A GRAND DEMONSTRATION.
THE EXERCISES AT THE ROCK.

pany1ng Addresses-The Features OF
| sand In LIne-A splendid Spectacle
| The Distinguished Heroes-The Ma
rInes The Military Display The
| Thirty.Efght Barges Brilliant with
Flags and Beautiful Young Faces
The Splendid Marching of the Public
school Guard-The Big IDjuns-The
Firemen-The Dinner to the Guests
AT the Hyperion After the Parade
Incidents of the Day.
New Haven's Monument day will be ever
remembered in the city by our inhabitants as
one of the greatest and most memorable of
occasions in its history. The city was awak-
ened at sunrise by the booming of cannon
from the war ships in the ha1bor and on In
dian Head, and its inhabitants were destined
to witness one of the most magnificent pa
geants it has ever been the lot of the average
citizen to witness. The thoroughfares were
wide awake at 5 o'clock and by z o'clock
began to put on holiday aspect. Thou
sands of people were swaying up and down
Chapel and the principal streets by 9 o'clock
and at 10 o'clock thousands more had ar
rived to witness the formation of the grand
parade. The country people of the sur
rounding towns made their appearance in the
city at an early hour. Every kind of vehicle
was pressed into service by the agrieuitu1ists
from the blackboard to o hay wagon deco
rated for the occasion. It is safe to say New
Haven never contained such tremendous
crowd as were on the streets at the starting
of the grand procession. Early trains
1c ksa,,
rade. The in-pour of veterans and members
of organizations was something wonderful.
The visitors were elated at the beautiful
dress in which the city was attired. National
co1ors and beautiful decorations could be
seen at every point.
The pealing of bells and the music from
drum corps and brass bands plainly told
them that New Haven was in for a grand
celebration, the grandest yet. Old Sol ap-
parently became angry at all the noise going
on down below and began to show signs of
threatening to put stop to it all. At nine
o'clock the storm clouds hoated about in the
heavens and few drops of rain would now
and then fall. What pity, soliloquized the
thousands, if there should be storm. Um-
brellas and parasols were pressed into ser
vice, but luckily were not needed long. The
beautiful decorations were hardly dampened
by the rain drops and looked fresher and
more beautiful than ever. It was not until
that the rain clouds hid themselves and the
bright sun again beamed down on the cele-
bration.
Will it start in time? was the query made
by thousands they witnessed the formation
of the line. Ten minutes after II o'clock
Center church bell rung out but it was fully
twenty minutes later before General Greeley
gave the word for the starting of one of the
most noted, diversified, largest and grandest
parades the city ever saw. The starting time
was II O'Clock, but owing to delay caused by
the First regiment which came from Hartford
the line was detained. The river of moving
blue coats, brass buttons and the various
uniforms of the civic societies presented
magnificent appearance as they moved out of
the north gate of the Green and up Elm
street. The route was up ELM to Howe, to
Chapel, to Orange, to the Farnam drive, to
the monument.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
The order of procession which was carried
out was as follows:
order of Procession.
The order of the procession will be as fol-
lows:
Platoon of Police
Fifth Regiment Artillery Band, U. S. A, Daniel
Wiegand. Bandmaster
GRAND MARSHAL.
Bvt Brigadier General E: S. Greeley, U. S. Vols,
Colonel Tenth Conn. Vols.
GENERAL STAFF.
Brigadier General George NJ. Harmon, First Con-
necticut Volunteer Artillery, Chief of Staff.
Lieutenant Colonel John G. Healy, Ninth Connec-
tieut Volunteers, Adjutant General.
Captain Fred III. Waldron, First Connecticut polun-
teer ArtilleryA Ass Assistant AdjHtant j, General t,o
Bgadier General John n, L, otis, Tenth connecticut
Colonel A. L. Gurney,. Second New York Cav
Colonel j. W. Knowlton, Fourteenth Connecticut
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Bacon, Surgeon United
States Volunteers
Major Douglass Tonn9seps smggeGn Tenth
Major B. f. Cheney, Assistant Surgeon Fourth
Army Corps.
Rev. H Clay TrumbulI, Chaplain Tenth connecti-
cut Volunteers, Chapain-in- Chief NJ o.
LII. of the United States.
AIDS.
Major Charles A. Brooks, Ninth Maine Volunteers
Major Patrick Maher, Twenty-fourth Connecticut
Volunteers.
Major John E. Clark, Fifth Michigan Cavalry
Major T. Atwater Barnes Brigade Inspector Con-
necticut National Guard
Captain William II. Pierpont Seventh Connecticut
Volunteers
Captain Charles E. Hart One Hundred and Ninth
United States G. T.
Captain Alfred B. Beers, Sixth Connecticut Volun
teers.
Captain Samuel Bolton, Twentysecond Regiment,
n. g. S. N. Y.
Lieutenant Frank A. Munson. First New York Cav
Sergeant Allen D. Baldwin, Twenty seventh Con-
-necticut Volunteers
Sergeant e. S. Wheeler, Q. M. Sergeant Twenty
first Connecticut Volunteers
Bernard E. Lynch, 3: G. Stoddard,
Ell Whitney, jr., w. H. Carmalt M D.,
Henry w. Farnam, Thomas Hooker,
Samuel 7. Dutton, W. H. Brown.
Orderly, David Chadeayne. Tenth Connecticut Vol
unteers.
FIRST DIVISION